GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| provident | frugal |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |